Field Studies (album)

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Field Studies
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Studio album by
Quasi
ReleasedSeptember 7, 1999
RecordedJackpot!, Portland, OR; Robert Lang, Seattle, WA; Old Church, Portland, OR
Genre Indie rock
Length49:05
Label Up Records (U.S.)
Domino (UK)
Producer Larry Crane, Phil Ek & Quasi
Quasi chronology
Featuring "Birds"
(1998)		Field Studies
(1999)		 The Sword of God
(2001)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [1]
The Austin Chronicle Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [2]
Christgau's Consumer Guide Five Pointed Star Solid.svg Five Pointed Star Solid.svg [3]
The New Rolling Stone Album Guide Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [4]
NME 8/10 [5]
Pitchfork 6.3/10 [6]
Rolling Stone Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [7]
Spin 8/10 [8]
The Times 8/10 [9]

Field Studies is the fourth studio album by the American indie band Quasi. It was released by Up Records on September 7, 1999.

Contents

Track listing

All tracks by Sam Coomes except "Two By Two" by Janet Weiss

  1. "All the Same" – 4:05
  2. "The Golden Egg" – 5:16
  3. "The Skeleton" – 1:41
  4. "The Star You Left Behind" – 4:35
  5. "Empty Words" – 3:53
  6. "Birds" – 2:32
  7. "A Fable with No Moral" – 7:31
  8. "Under a Cloud" – 2:32
  9. "Me and My Head" – 3:30
  10. "Two by Two" – 2:04
  11. "It Don't Mean Nothing" – 1:48
  12. "Bon Voyage" – 4:01
  13. "Smile" – 3:29
  14. "Let's Just Go" – 2:10

Personnel

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References

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  2. ↑ Mellen, Kim (1999-09-10). "Quasi: Field Studies". The Austin Chronicle . Retrieved 2018-03-10.
  3. ↑ Christgau, Robert (2000-10-15). "Quasi: Field Studies". Christgau's Consumer Guide: Albums of the '90s. Macmillan Publishing. ISBN   9780312245603.
  4. ↑ Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian David (2004). The New Rolling Stone Album Guide . Simon and Schuster. p.  667. ISBN   9780743201698.
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  9. ↑ Chick, Stevie (1999-09-18). "New album releases". The Times .


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